Executive Director
BLK Super Speciality Hospital
Dear Readers,
We are at the cusp of winter and it is the time of the year that everyone
looks forward to. However, this transitional period, is always the time
for all of us to be extra careful towards our health. Earlier in the month,
we had even treated many patients with respiratory complaints. Quite
understandably, it could be attributed to the sudden spike in the
pollution level in the national capital region.
Continuing our focus on Cancer, this issue carries two separate cases
where a woman went through a breast saving surgery while an elderly
gentleman with a family history of malignancies diagnosed with
multiple cancers in his body underwent a successful surgery. These are
the kind of stories that remind us to go for regular health-check ups.
Another case that you cannot miss is the rarest of the rare case of a 7 kg
tumour, the size of a watermelon which was surgically removed by our
doctors to salvage the patient's Kidney and her life.
In continuation of our effort to build healthcare capacities for our
esteemed international partners, we had invited team of specialists
from Tanzania's National Referral Hospital, Research Centre and
University Teaching Hospital to attend observership and training
courses on Kidney Transplant at our hospital for a period of 3 months.
I must also mention here that we value your words of encouragement
that we have been receiving for our editorial team. You can reach us
at: editorial@blkhospital.com with your feedback, suggestions and
inputs that you think would make this newsletter a more enjoyable
read.